Merton Council
Council lawyers shortlisted for award for paperless courtrooms
The South London Legal Partnership (SLLP) has been shortlisted in the Going Paperless Project of the Year category of the Public Sector Paperless Awards 2017, hosted by Gov News Direct. The SLLP, made up of Merton, Sutton, Kingston, Richmond and Wandsworth councils, is pioneering Digital Courtrooms. Council lawyers set up a pilot project with two […]
Lawyers win award for pioneering digital courtrooms
Council lawyers who proposed paperless courtrooms in a revolutionary scheme have won a prestigious award. The South London Legal Partnership (SLLP) won the Driving Efficiency Through Technology category at the Local Government Chronicle Awards last night. The SLLP, made up of Merton, Sutton, Richmond, Kingston and Wandsworth councils, is pioneering Digital Courtrooms, an innovative solution […]
£1 million ‘trailblazer’ grant for Sutton, Kingston and Merton councils to radically rethink homeless prevention
Sutton, Kingston and Merton councils have teamed up to secure £1 million in government funding to help households avoid crisis and prevent people from becoming homeless. The three local authorities have applied under a new government scheme to become ‘homelessness prevention trailblazers’, committing to go further and faster with housing reform and to support more […]
South London Legal Partnership up for four more national awards
The South London Legal Partnership (SLLP), made up of Sutton, Merton, Richmond and Kingston councils, has been shortlisted for four more national industry awards on top of its three other national award nominations. The SLLP’s digital courtroom – paperless courtrooms that could save more than £1m for the justice system in London alone if huge […]